By presenting communication above all as a practice, Williams argues against the reservations which still limit the study of numerous contemporary cultural practices. He denounces the orientation of sociology towards the concept of « mass communication » and proposes a research approach which associates several disciplines or at least compares their results. For the author it is a question of opposing the juxtaposition of vested interests which lead to general discouragement, inertia and conformity.En présentant la communication avant tout comme une pratique, Williams plaide pour un dépassement des réticenses qui pèsent encore sur l'étude de nombreuses pratiques culturelles contemporaines. Il réagit contre une orientation de la sociologie v...